Aqabah Karate

We are 4 days away from our NoGi Seminar with IBJJF NoGi World Champion - PROFESSOR Ataide Rafael!

All teams and affiliations are welcome.

The event starts at 12:30 pm

COST:
▪️$50 - Rollstar Member
▪️$65 - Non-Member

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No classes today, Friday January 19. Stay safe! Stay warm!

No classes today Tuesday Jan16, 2024 due to inclement weather

Junior rank Tang Soo Do promotions coming up 🙂

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The Relationship between Sports and Academic Success When children’s grades take a nosedive, the instinct of many parents is to stop all extracurriculars so they can focus solely on their academics. But

Tang Soo Do and NoGi BJJ Tuesday. Solid session MashAllah!

Beloved Sheikh Muhammad Alshareef, teacher to millions, but always ready to put on a white belt and become a student. Here is a sweet spin kick from him during a Tang Soo Do sparring session in the early days of Aqabah Karate. Circa 2000

May Allah grant you eternal peace in Jannatul Firdaus in the company of Rasul (saw). Ameen 🤲❤️

A Huge Loss: Passing of Muhammad Alshareef - Inna lilahi wa inna ilaihi Rajioon

Assalamu'alykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh Dear Community,

We are deeply saddened and shocked to inform you of the passing of longtime, dear community member, servant of Allah, activist and an inspiration for millions, Sheikh Muhammad Alshareef.

During a hajj in the late 1990s, one of our community members met the then recent Madinah University graduate and they spoke about Al-Huda School and the Dar-us-Salaam community. Soon, Muhammad applied to teach in Al-Huda School, and he remained a beloved, outstanding teacher for about three years.

We still pass by his office and remember the amazing posters he would put in the window to the brothers hallway. The school continues to use his "40 Hadith Blackbelt" book he developed for our Islamic Studies curriculum. It's a knowledge legacy, a sadaqah jaariyah, which was only the beginning.

After three years teaching in Al-Huda School, Muhammad realized his strength was in connecting with older students -- college age and adults. He discussed his thoughts with Br Safi, and Al-Maghrib Institute was born. The project took hold in Maryland, and quickly raised the bar for Islamic courses throughout the region, across the nation, and throughout the world.

Muhammad and his family stayed with us for over five years, only leaving because of visa issues. Deep friendships remain till this day with many at Dar-us-Salaam. He last addressed our community by video from Dubai about three years ago, advising our hifz graduates to live by the Qur'an they memorized.

We ask Allah to accept Muhammad's entire life as a life lived for His sake. We ask Allah to grant Muhammad the ajr of every good deed from every life he inspired. The spaces and hallways of Dar-us-Salaam will bear witness on his behalf, and so will all of us, in shaa Allah.

Please remember Muhammad and his beloved family and children who are left behind in your duaa. May Allah grant them all a beautiful patience as they deal with this loss.

Please join us for janaza in absentia this coming Monday, July 25, 2022, after salatul thuhr at 1:25pm at Dar-us-Salaam, 5301 Edgewood Road

We have another blue belt Alhamdulillah. Congratulations Ayman!

Congratulations to our newest Blue Belt - . Ayman has been training jiu-jitsu for several years and with me consistently since early 2021. He is a great example of the 3Ts - Technique, Time on the Mat, and Toughness - I look for in our students. He shows up and trains a minimum of 4x per week, he has developed significantly as a jiu-jitsu practitioner taking Gold in the recent Open this past weekend, and is a great ambassador of Rollstar and the art. It's time to level up and take his game to the next phase, insha Allah Congratulations, again, brother. I am very proud and happy for you, masha Allah.

Working on developing impregnable defense InshaAllah

Tough 👊🔥 MashAllah

Summer vacation on the mats 😁

Adult Men BJJ in Gi.

We are 9 days away from our Grand Opening celebration. We have four Black Belts confirmed for this day that will be present and available to share their experience and knowledge.

We will have a Free Bully-Proof Seminar for kids ages 5 to 15, followed by a Free Closed Guard Seminar for adults (16+). No entrance fees, nothing. Just a day to relax, have fun, learn jiu-jitsu, and hang out with friends and family.

Join us and celebrate this milestone.

Anyone who registers that day receives 10% off their monthly membership for LIFE!

For more details, click on the linktree below our profile. Oss!
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Here are our top five tips to rational nutrition which will help improve your overall performance on the mats:

1. Avoid processed food and sugars
2. Drinks lots of water
3. Eat lots of greens and veggies
4. Avoid fried foods
5. Most importantly, eat in moderation. Leave room in your stomach and consider 1/3 for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air...

I know, easier said then done cause who doesn't like a cheat meal or sweet here and there, but the reality is if we want to see gains in our health and Jiu-Jitsu, we need to regulate what we eat and build healthy habits.

This doesn't mean not to enjoy your meals, you can still eat delicious foods, but focus on the tips above and start bit by bit and you will see the weight shed.

Oss!

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Training continues even when you fast. Training continues even without a gi. No-gi bjj after Tang Soo Do training.

Class 33 of 2022: "A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work." - Colin Powell

Building our team and putting in the hard work to improve our jiu jitsu day by day. Oss!
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Aqabah Karate is a project of Darussalaam. Darussalaam is home to other outstanding projects such as Al-Huda full time Islamic School, Hifz school (Full time Quran memorization) and Ansar-ul-Birr (social services). Through such programs, Darussalaam aims to strengthen the local Muslim community and to share the beautiful message of Islam with the greater community. This Ramadan please join Aqabah Karate's humble campaign to raise much needed funds for Darussalaam. The link is below. Any amount helps:

https://darussalaam.org/?form=FUNFCCWNUHY&fundraiser=NRGCNLLH

Dar-us-Salaam: Striving for a Model Islamic Community Dar-us-Salaam is an Islamic center that is expanding into a model Islamic community for based on the Qur'an and Sunnah. Donate to support!

⚠️ Attention residents of Baltimore and Howard County⚠️

We are looking for 30 new students who want to learn self-defense, build their confidence, improve their mental and physical health, and be part of a strong, vibrant community.

2020 and 2021 took a toll on us all. This is why we are working so hard to create an environment and programs that will make your 2022 memorable and give you an opportunity to take back control and get on track to reach your goals.

Our programs are catered for kids, teens, and adults from beginner to advanced levels. We have something for everyone.

Here is what you can expect as a Rollstar member:
▪️ Personalize Black Belt coaching and mentorship to help you along the way, step-by-step, providing guidance and feedback to make significant Jiu-Jitsu gains.
▪️ World-class Jiu-Jitsu training to build confidence, discipline, respect, resiliency, strength, flexibility, and endurance.
▪️ Become part of a positive, energetic, and vibrant team that will support and help you along your journey.
▪️ Access to the Rollstar network of high-level instructors, including five Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt instructors.

If you are motivated and ready, then this opportunity is for you.

If you are looking for a fun, safe, and effective way to improve your lifestyle in a professional and high-level environment, then Rollstar is for you.

Our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense classes will help you challenge your body and mind to help you achieve your goals of becoming a better version of YOU!

All we need is YOU. We are confident about our program. So, register now and be part of our growing community. All you need to do is visit:

www.rsjiujitsumd.com

If you aren’t 100% ready, then claim your no-risk “FREE DAY PASS”, to try our classes with one of our certified Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts or visit:

https://www.rollstarbjj.com/free-day-pass

We look forward to meeting you and having you join our team.

Does your teenager reject what you say continuously?

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The developmental task of adolescence is to form an identity. To do this, teens have to separate from their parents and temporarily reject them while trying on something else. When teens feel dominated or told what to do by parents, it threatens this biological mission, creating stress and making teens lose flexibility. Parents can work around this by showing interest in what teens think, finding the areas where they can leverage teens’ own motivation, and requesting their collaboration. This shows respect for their autonomy, rather than lecturing or telling them what to do.

The next time you find yourself frustrated by your teen, remember that this phase is necessary for their growth into a functional adult. 🎯

“In JiuJitsu and in life if you turn your back on your problems they will surely strangle you”

Rolling into Ramadan InshaAllah!! 🔥👊

“If you want to be a lion then you must train with lions”.

Alhamdulillah action packed session today.

Rolling into the weekend with Friday BJJ at coach Hernán Guadalupe’s Rollstar Garage.

Rolling once more, Alhamdulillah. Mats on 🔥